Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said this brings the total number of heat scanners to 80, compared to 54 previously.

“We have just received them and will soon be placing them at the country’s entry points.

“There is also a demand for more heat scanners at the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex (CIQ) in Johor,” he said.

Earlier, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng had promised to expedite the allocations for 12 temperature scanners.

Commenting on the latest positive case of Covid-19 in Singapore, involving a 35-year-old man working in the republic but staying in Johor, Dzulkefly said the ministry had contacted Singapore for further information and to carry out contact tracing.

Dzulkefly said the government had also tightened health screening at the Johor CIQ entry point to curb the spread of Covid-19.